ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man and woman face several charges after multiple violent crimes in the Stoneville area, according to a Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office news release.
David Lenzie Purgason Jr., 34, of Walnut Cove, and Brittany Leigh Watkins, 32, of Walnut Cove, were arrested in connection to a home invasion in Stoneville on Sept. 13.
Purgason Jr. was charged with:
- first burglary
- robbery with a dangerous weapon
- larceny after B&E
- assault with a deadly weapon
- possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Watkins was charged with first burglary and larceny after B&E.
They were arrested in connection to a shooting on Sept. 25.
A family was in a vehicle on Janet Road, and the vehicle was shot into. A two-year-old and a five-year-old were inside.
The two-year-old’s child safety seat stopped the bullet. Neither juvenile was hurt.
Purgason Jr. was charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Watkins was charged with aiding and abetting for providing a convicted felon a firearm.